CareZips® Receives Patent and Registered Trademark
September 7, 2015
ATLANTA – CareZips (Booth #810 at Medtrade) made an impact last year at Medtrade with its innovative pants design that makes it easy for caregivers to change adult briefs. Now the Atlanta-based company has received an official patent and registered
Hospital Consignment Arrangement and Chargeback Obligation
August 31, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – DME suppliers often enter into consignment arrangements with hospitals. When a consignment arrangement with a hospital works properly, the DME supplier places products in a “closet” at the hospital, a physician will order a p
Moving the Needle on Audits
August 31, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – The industry must be able to demonstrate the burdensome nature of audits, both in terms of volumes and overturn rates. If we cannot accurately detail how the industry is being impacted, we will not be able to succeed in obtaini
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General Healthcare
Early Registration Expires Sept 18, Plus Audit Happy Hour and More
August 31, 2015
ATLANTA – Early registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, ends at midnight on Friday, Sept 18. Medtrade will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, from
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General Healthcare
Caretailing: New Word for a New World
August 31, 2015
ATLANTA – With “retail HME providers” and/or “healthcare retailers” increasingly making their presence known at Medtrade and throughout the industry, Kevin Gaffney, group show director, asked his friends at VGM: What word best describes
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Releases Analysis of Medicare Claims Backlog
August 31, 2015
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today released an analysis of the Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals (OMHA) appeals backlog, using data available on the OMHA website. The analysis has uncovered that, in spite of reports from OM